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Masked in Flight by Sruli Recht – Stops Swine-flu as well as Small Talk

by Jay Garrett on March 20, 2010

If you want to avoid catching any air-born nastiness on your next long-haul flight and also want to avoid pointless chit-chat with the nosey person next to you then you need to check out Sruli Rect’s mask designs.

Masked in Flight is a collection of updated surgical masks constructed from laser-cut parchment.

These futuristic bug-stoppers feature replaceable N95 particle filters for safe breathing and light shields for when you want to catch some Zzzz’s.

I’m not entirely sure if you’d actually be allowed to board the aircraft if you decided to wear Recht’s filtering facewear in the airport – personally I want one to wear on my London commute ;)

Take your pick from the full range here :)

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Canon Thermal Travel Mug – Drink Your Brew From an EF 70-200 f/4.0 L IS USM Lens

by Jay Garrett on March 10, 2010

Photographers spend a lot of time outdoors capturing nature, human interaction with its environment and such like. It’s a thirsty and sometimes very cold job and/or hobby and Cannon knows this.

This is why Canon handed out a thermal travel mug shaped like a lens to the press at the Vancouver Olympics.

Many of you keen snappers must’ve lusted after such a cool limited edition novelty – Well, now you can pre-order one for yourself for a mere $30 CAD.

Mmmmmmmmm………… caffeine from a thermal lens cup…………..

Go here and get your freezing fingers wrapped one :)

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Twinity Releases Virtual London – Delays Expected

December 7, 2009 Click to read more →
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You can now wander around the UK capital without leaving the comfort of your puter.
Well – bits any how.
Just like the real London the virtual version is beset by numerous delays.
Twinity, kinda like Second Life with real places, has finally launched a beta of virtual London.
Twinity was launched back in 2006 with a promise [...]

Trolley Suitcase Transforms into Scooter – Samsonite Trolley Scooter

December 6, 2009 Click to read more →
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You may remember that I’ve written in the past about cases that can detect Wi-Fi, powered suitcases, baggage that’s secured by a scanning Biolock, circular cases for all-terrain dragging and even luggage that can convert into a two-seater settee.
Now there’s one that you can whizz-away on!
The Trolley Scooter from Samsonite and Micro Mobility is the [...]

Suited Case – Luggage Set That Converts into a Sofa. Laugh at Those Travel Delays!

November 4, 2009 Click to read more →
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If you’ve ever been horribly delayed at the airport and then tried to find somewhere comfy to sit, chill or sleep – or, if you’re the nomadic type that finds themselves kicked out of the house on a regular basis – this may be of distinct interest to you.
This 4 piece luggage set by Dutch [...]

The Ultimate Louis Vuitton Travel Case – Includes Solar Panels and TV

May 7, 2009 Click to read more →
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If I asked you: “What do you pack when going on holiday?”
Would your reply include the likes of two solar panels, a flatscreen TV, DVD player, two-way radio and coffee maker?
Nope – nor me.
But  Born Rich has posted this one-off commission by some Chinese rich dude.
He got Louis Vuitton to create this in Taiga leather with LV’s standard brass [...]

UK National Rail Release iPhone App – Costs Money

March 17, 2009 Click to read more →

Those helpful souls at National Rail Enquiries are offering an application for iPhone owners that shows train times, live train progress, platform changes, delays and cancellations with the ability to save fave routes.
I’m liking the sound of the ‘next train home’ feature especially
The clever thing is that the app uses the iPhone’s built-in GPS to make [...]

New Luggage From Heys Features Bio Scan Lock

March 2, 2009 Click to read more →

If you enjoy making everything secure biometrically you probably throw a fit when you check in your cases because they are only guarded by a simple combination lock.
Fear no more!
Now you can upgrade to the BioCase from Heys!
This beauty comes with a built-in biometric scanner of some sort that stores up to eight fingerprints for up to [...]

E-Blue Troza Wireless Mini Mouse

February 18, 2009 Click to read more →

More tiny tech!
This is the quite stylish and undeniably travel-friendly E-blue Troza.
This little shiny black 2.4GHz optical laser mouse weighs a mere 32 grams and works wirelessly from distances of up to 10 meters.
Handy if, unlike me, you have a light laptop or netbook
Not sure how long you’d be able to use such a mini mouse [...]

12 Winter Gadgets – Travel and Snow 2008

November 23, 2008 Click to read more →

Well, winter is almost upon us so I thought it appropriate to list 12 gadgety things that are also pretty much in keeping with winter and travel for those of you that like to be active and not hibernate like the rest of us!

If you can find enough snow, the Sno-Baller is the lazy person’s [...]

Bomb-proof Bins With Screens Come to London Streets

November 1, 2008 Click to read more →

If you are a thoughtful citizen such as I am you will have noticed the lack of rubbish receptacles in the lovely London.
This is mainly due to the scare of bombing terrorists leaving their deadly trash and destroying people and places.
Well, London will be the first city to test out new bomb-proof bins.
Not only will [...]

Mobile Phones Blocked on UK Trains

October 27, 2008 Click to read more →

This is great!
I see the point of having a mobile signal on the tube, on planes and trains but there’s so many people that’s going to abuse this.
A commuter rail company here in the UK (C2C) will install cellphone signal-blocking film on train windows in order to keep the peace.
The film, which was developed in [...]

GPRS – Electric Motorcycle Nothing to do With Finding Your Way

October 26, 2008 Click to read more →

I’d like to do the right thing for the eco-system of this planet but I can’t afford a Tesla and wouldn’t be seen in a G-Wiz so how could I buy an electric vehicle that looks good but doesn’t brake my account?
The Electric GPR-S from Electric Motorsport is more expensive than a normal motorbike but [...]

Disneyland to Las Vegas on Maglev Train

June 8, 2008 Click to read more →

There has been an update regarding the proposed Anaheim-Las Vegas maglev train.
The floating train project is moving forward as part of a transportation bill signed by President Bush that puts aside $45 million for the 300 mile-per-hour train.
This project initially called for a $3 to $5 billion budget to get things started.
The train is planned [...]

Tinsy not Tinny – X-Mini

March 23, 2008 Click to read more →

Whilst most mini speakers are no better than the speakers on the average mobile phone (and sound just as irritating) the X-mini from the XM-I boffins in Singapore are another matter.
Weighing in at a puny 52g it connects and charges via USB and gives you 8 hours of 2.4 wattage aural pleasure from a single [...]